@Mary *******

I don't know what happened in your case, but there is absolutely no requirement for a US citizen to maintain a US address - and I say this as a former passport officer.

@Brandon ***********

The issue isn't jurisdiction over another country's laws, but jurisdiction over the people involved. As long as one or both of the couple are residing in a particular country (however that country defines residence), they can theoretically divorce in that country - that's why American couples back before WWII were able to go to Cuba or the Dominican Republic to dissolve their US marriages. Whether the country will agree to exercise that jurisdiction is a separate question.

@Bob ********

All Thai banks are required to do FATCA reports whether they want to or not, and whether or not they have any American customers, due to a bilateral agreement between the US and the Bank of Thailand. Even Thais must fill out a form stating whether they are a "US person" for FATCA purposes, and the actual reporting of account information is automated.

@Elías *******

A visa run is where you go to another country and apply for a visa at a Thai embassy or consulate, while a border bounce is where you set foot in the other country and then come back to Thailand to get a visa exemption on arrival. In the first case you have an actual visa in your passport; in the second case, you don't.

No.

@Mark **********

TTB is also 30k.

@Dennis *********

Exactly - the passport speaks for itself. And countries spend millions developing security features to prevent counterfeiting of passports...and zero on developing secure letters. And yet that seems to be too complex of a concept for certain banks to understand 🤷

It doesn't say MOP, it says ต่อ (extension) page 16. On the extension it says จาก (from) page 15. Those are just notes to link the entry stamp and the extension.

@Sean *****************

Correct, it's only for earned income, so it doesn't provide any benefit to a retiree who isn't working.

@Dca ****

Right, my understanding is that SSI cuts off after one month outside the US.